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Skills Lab

  The Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) have partnered with Creative Plus Business to offer exciting new professional development and capacity workshops and coaching sessions: Skills Lab. Skills Lab is a pilot professional development program for artists and organisations who have fundraised through the ACF to access targeted skills development in finance, compliance and governance, and […]

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Introducing the 2025 Boost cohort!

This latest investment of $160,000, via ACF Boost micro-grants, will support 32 creative projects with outcomes across literature, performing arts, music, visual arts, film, and design; with participants represented across all Australian states and territories.  ACF Boost offers matched micro-grants of up to $5,000, with the matched funding designed to amplify the impact of private […]

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ACF Boost 2025

– Matched funding for ACF fundraisers – ACF Boost applications have now closed. ACF Boost is a matched funding program for independent artists and small arts organisations using the ACF. Participants in the program leverage private sector support raised through their ACF campaign with a small, matched funding ‘boost’ from Creative Australia. ACF Boost consists […]

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A Year in Review – 2023/2024 Financial Year

The 2023/2024 financial year was one of growth and evolution for the Australian Cultural Fund (ACF). The 1st of July marked the ACF’s move from Creative Partnerships Australia to Creative Australia, and we continue to be excited to be part of a bigger, bolder champion and investor in arts and creativity. The ACF continued to […]

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ACF 101: How to register a profile

Starting a fundraising project on the ACF is a simple, two-step process. Register a profile  Register a fundraising or grant recipient project  In this post, we’re walking through Step 1 – registering a profile!    Starting with the basics  The first part of the form captures your contact details in case we need to reach […]

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The ABCs of the ACF

Here at the ACF we use a number of terms that might not be in everyone’s everyday vernacular. We’ve compiled some these key ABCs to help make sure we’re all on the same page.   ACF – The Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) is a fundraising platform for Australian artists and arts organisations. It was established […]

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Fundraising Campaign Myths

The fundraising world is a large and complex one, so it’s not surprising that there are a number of myths surrounding this world. We’ve broken down the five most common fundraising campaigns myths to help you start out on the best foot possible.   1. Donors will come to you  The most common misconception in […]

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Funding for Fringe

Thinking about running a fundraising campaign to support your Fringe show? Here are some key things to consider before you launch a campaign. In the last year, the Australian Cultural Fund has helped more than 700 artists raise over $11.2 million to fund their art. This has given us some great insights into what works […]

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So you want to fund your docuseries…. ‘Elephant Room’ by Sofia Vegas

The Elephant Room is a 6-part docuseries that explores heavily stigmatised experiences through intimate, poetic storytelling from complete strangers, told in the private sanctuary of their living room. The series is about reclaiming taboo, liberating shame, and giving people the opportunity to take back ownership of their lived experience.    Launching on 31/01/2022 and closing […]

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Who can fundraise through the ACF?

Through the ACF we help art makers create and art lovers to donate – but who exactly is eligible to use the platform?   The short answer is any Australian-based artist or arts/culture organisation however; there are some boxes that must be ticked to run a project on the ACF.  Eligibility criteria  To be eligible to […]

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